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B.A. Keating

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Judy Blume; Roald Dahl; J.K Rowling; Noel Streatfeild; Enid Blyton; Be ...more

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I’m B.A. Keating, teller of tales, wrangler of words, proud Essex girl, and author of middle grade adventures Tales from the Land of Forever, The Academy, The Wood at the Bottom of the Garden Gate, and The Last Pirate.

Long before I began writing books, I was spinning across ballet studios in London, England, where I trained as a classical dancer for fifteen years. It was all pirouettes and pointe shoes—until the stories begging to be told in my head became too insistent to ignore.

I was born on a chilly November evening in London, and since then, life has taken me on quite the journey! I’ve lived on three continents, called both Auckland, New Zealand and the sunny Algarve in Portugal home, and now reside in San Francisco, California with my ...more

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B.A. Keating My advice is never give up! If this is really what you want and love to do, then don't give up. And don't listen to all the negative Nelly's around yo…moreMy advice is never give up! If this is really what you want and love to do, then don't give up. And don't listen to all the negative Nelly's around you telling you how unbelievably hard it is, or the depressing chatter from the world at large. Find what you love to write about and do it. And the more you write (and keep read, read, reading), the better you will become at your craft. You can do this.(less)

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B.A. Keating I am currently working on my third book entitled 'The Wood at the Bottom of the Garden Gate.' A rich and exciting modern day fairytale about a secret …moreI am currently working on my third book entitled 'The Wood at the Bottom of the Garden Gate.' A rich and exciting modern day fairytale about a secret magical wood, filled with every fairytale creature one could possibly imagine; all of whom are in desperate need of protection from the ravages of man and his ever-increasing need to plunder and destroy our planet. This page turning adventure, introducing a young Cat Whiteoak as our brave protagonist, will be available Spring 2016(less)

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	Tales from the Land of Forever: The Bookkeepers Portal by B.A. Keating (Goodreads Author), Jinwoo Kim (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Just in time for the Holidays!!!

Dear Reader Friends,
Would you like the chance to win a free signed copy of my book 'Tales from the Land of Forever'? Then you are in luck! Please enter my GoodReads giveaway, which is running until December 11th.

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Wishing you all the best of luck,

Warmest regards,
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